NY Magazine: The Model Wife: Norris Church Mailer, 58, artist, writer, one-time model, strikingly beautiful red-headed wife of the more famous Norman Mailer, is 5ft 10in and an English size 2. It’s not her size of choice – just the consequences of having been diagnosed with cancer eight years ago, and having undergone seven operations.
Despite her illness, Norris has just published her second novel, Cheap Diamonds. Her first, Windchill Summer, received good reviews – the late writer Joseph Heller described it as “endearing, written with charm, candor and authority”. Both novels feature Cherry Marshall, a gawky yet quite lovely girl, making her way in the world. (Full story)
